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Manufacturing Dreams


I hope you’re not chewing gum when you’re watching this, because you’ll either A.) Spit it out, or B.) Choke on it. This is a new “mobile transportation device” created by Honda. Think Segway only smaller. Pretty incredible in the fact that it stands on it’s own, because of gyroscopes like the Segway I presume, and that it can move sideways or even diagnal, AND fit in your luggage. I don’t think I’d run out and get one, (no pun intended), but I can see many different applications for this inacluding elderly (maybe outfitted with seatbelts), for assisting disabled and who knows?

How Honest Should You Be in a Commercial


If it’s for mobile homes, and you live in the south, apparently really really honest. Almost honest enough to show your scars from your latest surgury. Buy a trailer or don’t.

Procrastination is not being able to finish somethi


This is brilliant. I think I say that a lot on this blog, but then again I’m trying to bring you the most brilliantest stuff I find. This is one of them.

Old Spice Will Rock Your World


This Old Spice commercial is fun, creative and needs to be watched a few times to be absorbed. Since Bruce Campbell of “Evil Dead” fame starred in a few of these a year or two ago where every lady said “Ahoy”, I knew Old Spice was changing their marketing. This spot changes the concept since then and launches it into a little more absurd, but highly entertaining territory.”Two tickets to that thing that you like”, something that every woman wants to hear. Classic.

Women Answer Man’s Last Stand



A commercial for the Dodge Charger debuted during the Super Bowl titled “Man’s Last Stand”. A viral video has been spreading through the internet where women answer. (And boy do they answer.)

Coldplay Video that is Truly Extraordinary

I really loved the last Coldplay album “Viva la Vida” because I think it shows them back to form. My favorite song was “Strawberry Swing” because of it’s subtle charms and this over-the-top video is incredible. It gives this song a new direction because I never would have imagined the world they created to surround it.

Food Waste and YOU.


A great little movie on food waste put together by Whole Foods and Good. It’s fun, simple and little movies like this I feel can have great impact on consumers and our society as a whole.

You don’t need luck with FedEx


A friend of mine saw this during the Vikings/Cowboys match up. Apparently if you don’t use FedEx, you might need some luck making sure it gets there. I think this absolutely a true story.

How to Design a Stop Sign


Sometimes things get crazy with client revisions. How hard could it be to design a stop sign?

Health Care Gone Viral


Do I want to use the words “viral” and “health care” together to describe this video, even though it’s accurate? Yes. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon did a dance in pink gloves to help breast cancer awareness. What they also did was show that their hospital staff are caring AND fun and this video is taking off all over the web showcasing them. For a normally conservative industry this is a bolder move, but one that is embracing how other industries are utilizing the internet and showing that health care can be a part of it. Kudos.